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Stem-cell policy change liberating to researchers
(AP) -- Eight years of frustration are close to an end for scientists seeking ways to use embryonic stem cells to combat illness and injury.
New Stanford list of HIV mutations vital to tracking AIDS epidemic
In a collaborative study with the World Health Organization and seven other laboratories, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have compiled a list of 93 common mutations of...
Dirty cell phones found in hospitals
ANKARA , Turkey, March 6 (UPI) -- Turkish researchers say cell phones carried by hospital doctors and nurses are often covered in bacteria.
New Clues about Genetic Influence of Stress on Men's Health
Men with a common genetic variant produce more than twice as much of a hormone known to increase blood pressure and blood sugar when they are angry, according to researchers...
New study of human pancreases links virus to cause of type 1 diabetes
A team of researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England, the University of Brighton and the Department of Pathology at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, has found...
Genetic mutations identified that suggest link between type 1 diabetes and common viral infection
Scientists from Cambridge University have discovered four rare mutations of a gene associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) that reduce the risk of developing the disease. Their findings, published today...
Education may improve hospital prescription rate of emergency contraception to teens
Many doctors don't offer emergency contraception pills to adolescents who may benefit from them during emergency department visits because of misinformation about how the medicine works, according to a study...
Researchers' new goal: Drug-free remission for HIV infection
A group including leading academic and industry scientists has issued a challenge to researchers in the field of HIV/AIDS: find a way to effectively purge latent HIV infection and eliminate...
Saving heart attack patients in the middle of the night
When Joyce Moss recently arrived at Loyola University Hospital with a life-threatening heart attack, it took just 42 minutes to perform an emergency balloon angioplasty...
Morning Rounds: Brain Injuries, Shared Medical Records and Better Baby Bottles
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Troops returning with brain injuries
WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- As many as 360,000 U.S. troops may have suffered brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, a Pentagon official said Wednesday.
Take 2: What Protein And Where It Is Located Are Important For Drug Design
Drugs that target a single signaling pathway that drives tumor development and/or progression have been developed successfully to treat a few forms of cancer.
Scientists Block Immune Cell Rush Behind Deadly Sepsis
Researchers have found a way to block the ability of white blood cells to sprint toward the sites of infection when such speed worsens the damage done by sepsis, the...
Diagnosis Of 'War-zone Disorder' To Help Stroke Victims
The recovery of some stroke victims, those who suffer brain hemorrhage, could be vastly improved if they were tested and treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, a distressing psychological condition more...
New Formula Could Set Universal Standard For Monitoring Chronic Kidney Disease In Children
Children with chronic kidney disorder are often subjected to radioactivity and a large number of blood draws when clinicians measure how well their kidneys are functioning. This process is also...
Brain Protein May Be Target For Fast-acting Antidepressants
It takes weeks or months for the effect of most antidepressants to kick in, time that can feel like an eternity to those who need the drugs the most. But...
Children With Hypertension Have Trouble With Thinking, Memory
Children with high blood pressure are not as good at complicated, goal-directed tasks, have more working memory problems and are not as adept at planning as their peers without hypertension,...
Novel Pandemic Flu Vaccine Effective Against H5N1 In Mice
Virus-like particles offer a chicken egg-free method of producing influenza vaccines. Immunization with virus-like particles effectively protects mice from H5N1 influenza and could be an attractive mode of vaccination in...
Advertising: A Campaign for Clean Drinking Water Expands
A restaurant patron who asks for tap water instead of bottled will be helping to supply clean water to developing countries.
Probing Question: How does antibiotic resistance happen?
Before Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin in 1928, there were any number of unpleasant ways that bacteria could kill you. Countless women died from infection after childbirth, and a simple...
From Bench to Bedside: Insect Research Yields Promising New Drug for Diabetes, Hypertension and Inflammatory Disorders
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new drug developed at the University of California, Davis, to treat diabetes, hypertension and inflammatory diseases has entered Phase IIa of human clinical trials to evaluate its...
Test tube disease models one step closer
Skin cells from Parkinson's patients transformed into tailor-made neurons.
Motor Behavioral Research at UH Moves to Texas Medical Center
New research and new collaboration are the goals for the University of Houston's department of health and human performance (HHP) as its Laboratory of Integrated Physiology (LIP) expands to the...
Many cancers preventable
A report has concluded that many cancers, including 43 per cent of colon cancers, could be prevented by modifying diet and exercise.
Glow, Little E. coli: The Making of Luminous Bacteria
An ingenious technique that makes bacteria glow under light could some day help in the fight against breast cancer.
Authors, journal editors respond to possible cases of plagiarism identified by UT Southwestern
By bringing cases of potential plagiarism out into the open, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have shed light on the peer-review process and scientific publication.
Vital Signs: Exercise Campaigns May Encourage Extra Eating
New research suggests that campaigns to promote exercise may have an unintended consequence: they make people eat more.
Recipes for Health: Barley Soup With Mushrooms and Kale
A comforting meal based on a traditional Central European soup.